UK student guide

Best Study Resources for UK University Students

Your university library card unlocks more than books. Combined with the right free databases and apps, it becomes the most powerful study toolkit available to UK students.

Free UK databases

Google Scholar, JSTOR via your university, the British Library, BASE, and CORE.

Reading and notes

Readwise, Notion, Obsidian and physical Bullet Journals all work - pick one and stick with it.

Writing

Hemingway, ProWritingAid and our blog's free Harvard referencing checker.

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